Charlotte Motor Speedway First NASCAR World 600 June 19, 1960
Date: June 19, 1960
Date: June 19, 1960
The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established. Date: January 14, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Queen Elizabeth II…
A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. Date: May 23, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 23 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960UC Berkeley Students Protest House Un-American Activities Committee…
Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. Date: March 21, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 21 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Reserve Bank of Australia…
The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba. Date: October 19, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 19 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960Queen Elizabeth II Proclaims House of Windsor, Mountbatten-Windsor Descendants, February 8, 1960African National Party Founded…
Dahomey (later renamed Benin) declares independence from France. Date: August 1, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960TIROS-1 Transmits First Television Picture from Space, April 1, 1960Cold War U-2 Crisis: Khrushchev Announces Gary Powers…
Senegal breaks from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. Date: August 20, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 20 π Events on this day in 1960 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1960NAB Threatens Fines Over Payola Scandal, January 25, 1960Harold Macmillanβs βWind of Changeβ Speech on Decolonisation,…